Cell lineage and cell migration in the developing cerebral cortex - PubMed (original) (raw)

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. 1990 Sep 15;46(9):940-7.

doi: 10.1007/BF01939387.

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Cell lineage and cell migration in the developing cerebral cortex

C Walsh et al. Experientia. 1990.

Abstract

Modern techniques which trace lineages of individual progenitor cells have provided some clues about the processes that determine cell fate in the brain, and have also given us some information about migratory patterns of clonally related cells. In many parts of the central nervous system, progenitors are multipotent; single clones can contain multiple neuronal types or even mixtures of neurons and glia. In addition, one can observe a wide distribution in clone size, even when marking is done in a narrow time window. This suggests that progenitor cells may be fairly plastic and responsive to environmental signals. In the developing cortex, clonally related cells are initially grouped near each other, as in the retina and tectum. However, the subsequent migration of these cells from the ventricular zone to the cortex along glial fibers is accompanied by a progressive dispersion of clonally related neurons.

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